Character types: wagoto; jitsugoto; Arch-villains (jitsuaku). Group affiliations: Hiiragiya. Sakata Tojuro III was born in Osaka as a son of Heishiro, a niece of Sakata Tojuro I. He became a student of Sanjo Kantaro II and played a young male role under the name Sanjo Kanya. He became a student of Tomizawa Chiyonosuke and took the name Tomizawa Jushiro. In 1730 he was adopted by Sakata Tojuro II, changed his name to Sakata Jushiro, and played a male lead at the Nakamura Theater in Edo. In 1739 he became Sakata Tojuro III. In 1772 he took a travelling production and passed away in Sendai. He was active from 1730 to 1774.